data insights: Data link roundup (week of October 4, 2013)

The week's top data analysis links...

DARK DAYS FOR DATA

In addition to federal data websites going dark, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is delaying the jobs report that was due for release today because only 3 people are "exempt" from the shutdown furlough.

While the delay of September numbers is disappointing, staffing shortages (82 percent of Department of Labor workers, including nearly 100% of the BLS division, are on furlough) mean October numbers may not be collected at all.

CITIES MOST AFFECTED BY THE SHUTDOWN

According to numbers crunched by Brookings, Moody's Economy.com, and the Washington Post, seven metro areas have 10 percent or more of their workforce in federal or military jobs. Colorado Springs tops the list with nearly 19 percent federal workers (thanks, perhaps, to the Air Force Academy) followed by Virginia Beach, Honolulu, D.C., El Paso, Ogden, and San Diego.

Source: Washington Post

Important note: These figures include federal and military personnel, but do not include private-sector contractors to the federal government, who are also likely furloughed...

AGENCIES MOST AFFECTED BY THE SHUTDOWN

ABC News (among others) provides a detailed, department-by-department list of the estimated number of federal workers and percent furloughed due to the government shutdown. Some of the hardest hit include: